April 3 marks the 40th anniversary of the first cell phone call. It was Marty Cooper, a Motorola engineer who made that call in 1973. According to The Verge, Cooper called up Joel Engel, who was also working on a mobile phone at Bell Labs, and said: "Joel, this is Marty. I'm calling you from a cell phone, a real handheld portable cell phone."

It really is incredible to think about how far cell phone technology has come in the past 40 years. The first cell phones weighed over 2 pounds, cost thousands of dollars, and had a battery life of around 35 minutes. Makes it hard to imagine ever complaining about your smartphone again.

And to think I've only had one for about 7 years.

"The American people want to know if their President is a crook. Well I'll tell you, I am not a crook." ~~~Richard Nixon

Thanks awsum! It was a pretty awesome bday...especially once it started to snow (yes, I'm a weirdo that loves snow and was super excited when it started snowing in Nebraska on the 10th and 11th of April lol).

Racing is the source of what little sanity I possess, despite how crazy it makes me 8-D

Smoke: "I'm more nervous on the white flag leading a World of Outlaws race than in the Daytona 500" - July 7, 2012 @ Lernerville Speedway

HiddenHollow and Awsum14,I tried to PM you both to say thank you for your birthday wishes , but as usual I can't figure out how!!!( I'm computer illiterate) So, thank you! It means a lot to see people take the time to be nice to someone they don't know! I have been a member of this site from day one even though I don't post, I am here everyday to read! So again thanks, I had a great day!!